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February is Earthquake Awareness Month

As earthquakes continue to occur on a daily basis in the central U.S., CUSEC and emergency management officials in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri remind citizens and communities about the earthquake risk by designating February as Earthquake Awareness Month. 

Registration Open for National Earthquake Conference

Registration is now open for the 2016 National Earthquake Conference (NEC), scheduled for May 4-6, 2016 in Long Beach, California.  The quadrennial NEC brings together hundreds of geoscientists, engineers, insurance regulators, building officials and emergency management professionals to discuss advancements in earthquake hazards, mitigation, preparedness and education. The 2016 conference will focus on advancements since […]

Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill Again Billed as a Success

On October 15, CUSEC and our Member and Associate States participated once again in the Great Central U.S.and SouthEast ShakeOut regional earthquake drills. The drills, which started in 2011 and 2012 respectively, engaged more than 5.5 million participants in 2015.  Nationwide, over 43.5 million people will participate in some ShakeOut-related drill or activity during the […]

FIFTH ANNUAL “GREAT CENTRAL U.S. SHAKEOUT” SET FOR OCTOBER 15, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEMPHIS, TN — Rounding out FEMA’s successful “National Preparedness Month” which ends on September 30, individuals and communities throughout 14 mid-west states will participate in the fifth annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake Drill this October 15. Held annually on the third Thursday of October, the ShakeOut International Day of Action is […]

CUSEC Receives 2015 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Memphis, TN (September 2015) —The Central US Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) is pleased to announce that our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Information Technology (IT) Working Group has received the 2015 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness (ICPD) Award, Technology Innovation category. Being one of eleven awards given by FEMA […]

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